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Ah, covers? Anyway - so looking forward to tomorrow!!!

Could be quite good. Those type songs have always been great in the live show.

This is off-topic re: Bruce, but Billy Joel was just announced for BST Hyde Park on July 7. That's the Friday night between the two Bruce Springsteen shows there, so you can bet Bruce is going to guest with Billy Joel. Or maybe vice versa? They've been known to share a stage before.

Bruce Springsteen - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Official Video)





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Only The Strong Survive, coming November 11

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Super! Never heard that song before. Great way to go. No Mustang Sally and those worn out hits.

Very interesting list of songs. Included in article below.

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Only The Strong Survive Tracklist:

1. Only the Strong Survive
2. Soul Days feat. Sam Moore
3. Nightshift
4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
6. Turn Back the Hands of Time
7. When She Was My Girl
8. Hey, Western Union Man
9. I Wish It Would Rain
10. Don’t Play That Song
11. Any Other Way
12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover feat. Sam Moore
13. 7 Rooms of Gloom
14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
15. Someday We’ll Be Together

[brucespringsteen.net]

uh-oh.

I've only ever heard of What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted. This is not a typical covers album. I'm actually looking forward to this now. Bruce, to me, though is rather odd looking in his old age. Like about half of him has been sucked out of his body. Is it just me?

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I've only ever heard of What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted. This is not a typical covers album. I'm actually looking forward to this now. Bruce, to me, though is rather odd looking in his old age. Like about half of him has been sucked out of his body. Is it just me?

Plastic surgery? He does look a bit odd, for sure.

Low carb? In extreme...

That, my friends, is called Photoshop.

yeah that's a given

No Photoshop used in those videos. Maybe a hologram.

He's not quite as thin in the videos as he is in that photo.



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That, my friends, is called Photoshop.

Maybe, but he still looks weird on a video I saw of him and Obama.

Do we have this obsession with the looks of any of The Stones? Or just Bruce? Looked in a mirror lately? I’m scared when I do myself!

The song actually sounds ok. Nothing earth shattering, but ok.

Rod

Oh, just Bruce

And yeah, I'll let the music do the talking when the album comes out next month. Don't really care whether he dyes his hair or not.



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I've only ever heard of What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted. This is not a typical covers album. I'm actually looking forward to this now. Bruce, to me, though is rather odd looking in his old age. Like about half of him has been sucked out of his body. Is it just me?

Plastic surgery? He does look a bit odd, for sure.

Appears that his head is inflating while his body is shrinking...unusual...like a human hot air balloon....

As for his cover of Frank Wilson's Do I Love You? I do love the classy original, but this version is sort of pointless imo.
I guess if you like Bruce's vocals in the first place (which I don't) it's an OK cover, but he sort of violates it with his grunt-like bellowing.
There's a lot of songs on that album list that are already absolute classics imo, and hate to imagine Bruce desecrating them, but maybe it will help open his fans eyes to some of the golden oldies.

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......



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Is that Springsteen .....????

Geeeez first glance thought it was Bruce Willis ...



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Topi
Oh, just Bruce

And yeah, I'll let the music do the talking when the album comes out next month. Don't really care whether he dyes his hair or not.

Yet you care that he’s thin, or is he?

Rod



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Nope, I don't really care about that either. All I said is I thought he looked thinner in those cover photos than he did on the videos.

And hey, if he's really slimmed down, good for him. Means he's getting ready for the tour!

Last night, Bruce joined The Killers on stage for a few songs.



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Yeah, that first single is unfortunately lacking in exactly what the project is supposed to be all about - soul. Apparently it's basically his producer Aniello playing every part with some horn overdubs and the vocalists. Makes sense that they initially recorded the songs this way, as this was created during a lockdown, but I don't get why he didn't bring in a band to redo it later on. Little Steven clearly has the edge on Bruce in this department, his soul record from a few years ago sounds miles better.

Just saw a video of Bruce performing with The Killers last night and he looked in great shape though, nice to see.

For those who used Festicket to buy tickets to see Bruce at Hyde Park:

Festicket has gone into administration.

[completemusicupdate.com]

BST Hyde Park will have more info for ticket buyers on October 7th.

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Here's a recent Harvard Business Review article on dynamic pricing, case Springsteen:

[hbr.org]

With The Killers at Madison Square Garden, 10/1:

Badlands



A Dustland Fairytale



Born To Run

I think I actually prefer the film version of Western Stars to the album version. I'm usually a big fan of his acoustic stuff, but IDK for some reason this one didn't hit with me, but the orchestral versions sound better.

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I think I actually prefer the film version of Western Stars to the album version. I'm usually a big fan of his acoustic stuff, but IDK for some reason this one didn't hit with me, but the orchestral versions sound better.

I'm with you on that one. I'd almost rather see him tour something like that than with E Street band. Cost would probably be prohibitive though if it happened.

Maybe after the next E Street tour.........and with the Covers having that big backing band, he could incorporate those songs as well, perhaps!

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With The Killers at Madison Square Garden, 10/1:

Badlands



A Dustland Fairytale



Born To Run

Awesome. Bruce just like "Step aside, son, this is MY HOUSE!!!"